"serge" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛrdʒ(ə)/, /ˈsirdʒ(ə)/ Forms: serges [plural]
Etymology: From Old French cierge, cerge, cirge, from Latin cereus (“waxy”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|cierge}} Old French cierge, {{m|fro|cerge}} cerge, {{m|fro|cirge}} cirge, {{der|enm|la|cereus|t=waxy}} Latin cereus (“waxy”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} serge, {{enm-noun|serges}} serge (plural serges)
  1. cierge (candle used in ceremony) Categories (topical): Light sources, Religion Synonyms: cerge, serje, sherge, cirge
    Sense id: en-serge-enm-noun-VmdJ90a6 Disambiguation of Light sources: 64 13 10 14 Disambiguation of Religion: 100 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} serge
  1. Alternative form of serche (“search”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: serche (extra: search)
    Sense id: en-serge-enm-noun-Zmp54pYZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} serge
  1. Alternative form of serche (“cut rock”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: serche (extra: cut rock)
    Sense id: en-serge-enm-noun-rechhPsG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} serge
  1. Alternative form of serchen (“to search”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: serchen (extra: to search)
    Sense id: en-serge-enm-verb-e6xWddCB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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